History

Many early 20th-century miners possessed a level of literary knowledge and reading discipline that would surpass that of numerous present-day University students. https://t.co/u3mugq0JWD pic.twitter.com/L7udwWomCi

— Edmund (@Kulambq) July 10, 2026

 

An Insight

Said about 6th century BCE.

That government is evil is a time immemorial thing. pic.twitter.com/SVqqIS1RyP

— Break Free (@ScrewedbyState) July 11, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

I want to live in a country peopled with adults. Adults are capable of confronting "relativism" and anything else from the realm of ideas with thoughtfulness, humility and courage. https://t.co/UDNW87w2gv

— Zena Hitz (@zenahitz) July 9, 2026

 

Offbeat humor

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— Judianna (@Judianna) July 11, 2026

 

Data Talks

Confirmed: Unplanned Childlessness is the dominant trend of our times.

The UN just confirmed 72% of women and 80% of men aged 35-39 without kids, across the globe, still want them. And from my own research, most won't get the chance – and many who no longer dream of a family… pic.twitter.com/UnkURb5DLJ

— Stephen J Shaw (@StephenJShaw) July 9, 2026

 

The Window, 2021 by Mats Rydstern

The Window, 2021 by Mats Rydstern (Sweden, 1952 - ) 

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Andritsaina by Hilary Pym

Andritsaina

by Hilary Pym

The mountains have the luck, they don't grow old,

In summer green, in winter capped with snow

They wait for spring, for summer's beauty,

For shoots to burst, for leaves to open

For herdsmen and shepherds to come to the mountains

And shepherd girls with singing pipes.

History

For most of the medieval period there weren’t actually benches inside churches and a small detail at St Mary's, Tal-y-Llyn on Anglesey alludes to this fact.

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— Friendless Churches (@friendschurches) July 11, 2026

 

An Insight

From about 1800 to the present the world’s economy did something good, which looks to be permanent and looks to be justified.

If contrary to the evidence we cling to our prejudices about economic history—our view that the Industrial Revolution was impoverishing, or that the…

— Deirdre Nansen McCloskey (@DeirdreMcClosk) July 10, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

What a great and glorious woman. May her memory be eternal. https://t.co/b3lnUMVgXn

— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) July 11, 2026